Wearing face masks in public is now mandatory in Oman.

MUSCAT: The Royal Oman Police has initiated action against a group of people in Al Buraimi for not wearing face masks and imposed fines on them for violating the decisions of the Supreme Committee.

The Supreme Committee has made wearing face masks mandatory for those moving in public places including commercial centres and work places. Violators shall be subject to an administrative fine of OMR 20. In the case of repetition, the fine shall be doubled.